Core Keeper Jobs: All 11 Starting Classes and Which to Pick

All jobs (skill bonus and starting items)

Job	Skill	Starting items	In-game description
Explorer	Running +3	Small Lantern ×1 Food Ration ×3	An experienced traveller who always brings a few torches.
Miner	Mining +3	Copper Pickaxe ×1 Food Ration ×3	A veteran miner knowledgeable about breaking down walls effectively.
Fighter	Melee +3	Copper Sword ×1 Food Ration ×3	A fighter with great self-defence and the power to defend their allies.
Chef	Cooking +3	Cooking Pot ×1 Mushroom ×8	A culinary expert preparing food for anyone in need.
Gardener	Gardening +3	Copper Hoe ×1 Watering Can ×1	A seasoned farmer with green fingers eager to turn some soil.
Fisherman	Fishing +3	Tin Fishing Rod ×1 Food Ration ×3	A patient fisherman with a fishing rod at hand and an eye on the lure.
Ranger	Ranged +3	Wood Bow ×1 Food Ration ×3	A swift fighter with a keen eye that's trained to hit enemies from far away.
Mage	Magic +3	Simple Staff ×1 Food Ration ×3	An apprentice mage who manipulates magical energies to overcome enemies.
Warlock	Summoning +3	Withered Scepter ×1 Tome of the Dark ×1	An adept warlock who conjures dark minions to besiege and bewilder foes.
Demolitionist	Explosives +3	Crude Bomb ×10 Grenade ×10	An explosives expert eager to blow through all barriers.
Nomad	—	—	An ordinary person without starting equipment but all the possibilities.

Which job to pick (recommendations)

• First time playing: Fighter (Copper Sword) or Explorer (Small Lantern). Both make the early game easier.
• If you know your play style: Fighter for melee, Ranger for ranged, Mage for magic, Warlock for summoning, Demolitionist for bombs. That skill starts at +3 (best gear by build).
• For an easier life: Miner (mining), Chef (Cooking Pot), Gardener (hoe and watering can) or Fisherman (Tin Fishing Rod).
• Nomad: starts with nothing. A challenge for experienced players.

A job only gives +3 to one skill and a few starting items, so any job can finish the game.

Starting stats (same for every job)

Starting stats are read from the player settings in the game files, and each job's skill and starting items from the game's job table (Core Keeper 1.3.0.6). Food, unarmed damage, mining damage and movement speed are from the Core Keeper Wiki (Fandom) page “Character” (game 1.3.0.6, CC BY-SA 3.0). Job names and descriptions are the official in-game text.